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Geometrical aspects of solid solution separation by evaporation‐condensation driven in a closed system by a small temperature difference
Author(s) -
Szczerbakow A.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
crystal research and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.377
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1521-4079
pISSN - 0232-1300
DOI - 10.1002/crat.200310201
Subject(s) - condensation , evaporation , crystal (programming language) , range (aeronautics) , thermodynamics , component (thermodynamics) , solid solution , chemistry , atmospheric temperature range , materials science , chemical engineering , chemical physics , physics , organic chemistry , composite material , computer science , programming language , engineering
Abstract Evaporation‐condensation driven in a closed system by a small temperature difference has demonstrated its ability to deliver semiconducting IV‐VI and II‐VI solid solution crystals of highest compositional uniformity. Geometrical aspects of solution component distribution emerging in the crystals grown in the near equilibrium evaporation/condensation systems are considered in this paper. The conclusion is drawn that no increase in the range of compositional variations with increase in the crystal size is to be anticipated. (© 2004 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)